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Emma and Gillian
Feb 184 min read
7 practical tips for the perfect selvedge: A weaver's guide when weaving a scarf on a rigid heddle loom
This blog discusses the causes of an uneven woven selvedge and provides some suggestions and hints on how to perfect your technique.
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Emma and Gillian
Sep 9, 20244 min read
Crafting a sustainable and reusable Christmas yarn wreath as a door or festive home decoration.
Steps to creating your own sustainable festive wreath for your Christmas home using either a kit or your own resources.
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Emma and Gillian
Sep 9, 20243 min read
8 steps to designing and weaving your own tartan with a square weaving loom kit.
Find out how we used a square frame weaving loom kit to design and weave a Tartan fabric.
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Emma and Gillian
Aug 10, 20243 min read
5 key tips for weaving a stash of hand spun yarn to weave a beautiful luxury scarf
This blog outlines the weaving of yarn from a stash. Waste yarn is put to great effect with the creation of a stunning handwoven scarf.
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Emma and Gillian
Jun 24, 20243 min read
Holiday crafting - enjoy the craft of weaving on small portable looms while travelling
The summer holidays are a perfect time for exploring new craft hobbies. This blog shows woven projects undertaken on our holidays.
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Emma and Gillian
Jun 4, 20243 min read
A broken warp thread on a rigid heddle loom - with these useful weaving hints and tips this is not a disaster.
It is not uncommon for a warp thread to break when weaving on a loom. This blog has weaving tips to help with this problem.
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Emma and Gillian
May 1, 20244 min read
5 small economic and portable weaving loom kits - Which is best to learn to weave on?
Want to have a go at learning to weave but don't know where to start? This blog outlines some small looms and what you can weave on them.
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Emma and Gillian
Apr 2, 20242 min read
9 steps to a beautiful hemstitch on a rigid heddle weaving loom
Do you want to know how to hemstitch on a rigid heddle weaving loom? This blog shows you how.
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Emma and Gillian
Feb 20, 20243 min read
3 methods to successfully and seamlessly change the weft thread when weaving a scarf on a rigid heddle weaving loom?
Do you want to know how to change the weft colours when weaving on a rigid heddle weaving loom? This blog details some approaches.
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Emma and Gillian
Nov 22, 20233 min read
Weaving Christmas decorations using a weaving loom kit is a simple and creative way to bring some festive magic to your home
A quick summary of our Christmas weaving kits for festive projects.
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Emma and Gillian
Oct 18, 20234 min read
8 fun and effective strategies for teaching people to learn to weave on a rigid heddle weaving loom
Approaches for helping people to learn to weave on a rigid heddle weaving loom.
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Emma and Gillian
Sep 4, 20233 min read
Sustainability is a key driver when weaving a scarf with British wool with a rigid heddle loom weaving kit
Would you like to learn to weave a scarf using British wool? This blog details some TabbyandTweed kits which enable you to do just that.
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Emma and Gillian
Aug 19, 20233 min read
Weaving a Log cabin sample weave using a square loom kit
Would you like to weave a log cabin design? This blog shows the weaving plan and how to achieve this on a small frame loom.
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Emma and Gillian
Jun 6, 20233 min read
4 creative techniques to weave different patterns and textures using a small weaving loom kit
Would you like to learn how to weave different stitches and textures on a small frame loom? This blog outlines different approaches.
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Emma and Gillian
Feb 1, 20232 min read
Weaving a small visible mending patch using a weaving loom kit - make do and mend
There is lots of interest surrounding the making, mending and repurposing our clothes. This blog shows you how to weave a mending patch.
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Emma and Gillian
Aug 5, 20223 min read
Is it a bookmark or bracelet weaving loom kit?
This blog discusses how a bookmark weaving loom kit can be used to weave both a bookmark and also a bracelet.
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